5 This document will get you up and running with Django.
10 Being a Python Web framework, Django requires Python.
12 It works with any Python version 2.3 and higher.
14 Get Python at www.python.org. If you're running Linux or Mac OS X, you probably
15 already have it installed.
17 Install Apache and mod_python
18 =============================
20 If you just want to experiment with Django, skip this step. Django comes with
21 its own Web server for development purposes.
23 If you want to use Django on a production site, use Apache with `mod_python`_.
24 mod_python is similar to mod_perl -- it embeds Python within Apache and loads
25 Python code into memory when the server starts. Code stays in memory throughout
26 the life of an Apache process, which leads to significant performance gains
27 over other server arrangements. Make sure you have Apache installed, with the
28 mod_python module activated. Django requires Apache 2.x and mod_python 3.x.
30 See `How to use Django with mod_python`_ for information on how to configure
31 mod_python once you have it installed.
33 If you can't use mod_python for some reason, fear not: Django follows the WSGI_
34 spec, which allows it to run on a variety of server platforms. See the
35 `server-arrangements wiki page`_ for specific installation instructions for
38 .. _Apache: http://httpd.apache.org/
39 .. _mod_python: http://www.modpython.org/
40 .. _WSGI: http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0333.html
41 .. _How to use Django with mod_python: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/modpython/
42 .. _server-arrangements wiki page: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/ServerArrangements
44 Get your database running
45 =========================
47 If you plan to use Django's database API functionality, you'll need to
48 make sure a database server is running. Django works with PostgreSQL_
49 (recommended), MySQL_ and SQLite_.
51 Additionally, you'll need to make sure your Python database bindings are
54 * If you're using PostgreSQL, you'll need the psycopg_ package (version 1 --
55 not version 2, which is still in beta). If you're on Windows, check out the
56 unofficial `compiled Windows version`_.
57 * If you're using MySQL, you'll need MySQLdb_.
58 * If you're using SQLite, you'll need pysqlite_. Use version 2.0.3 or higher.
60 .. _PostgreSQL: http://www.postgresql.org/
61 .. _MySQL: http://www.mysql.com/
62 .. _Django's ticket system: http://code.djangoproject.com/report/1
63 .. _psycopg: http://initd.org/projects/psycopg1
64 .. _compiled Windows version: http://stickpeople.com/projects/python/win-psycopg/
65 .. _MySQLdb: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python
66 .. _SQLite: http://www.sqlite.org/
67 .. _pysqlite: http://initd.org/tracker/pysqlite
69 Install the Django code
70 =======================
72 Installation instructions are slightly different depending on whether you're
73 using the latest official version or the latest development version.
77 Installing the official version
78 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
80 1. Download Django-0.90.tar.gz from our `download page`_.
81 2. ``tar xzvf Django-0.90.tar.gz``
83 4. ``sudo python setup.py install``
85 Note that the last command will automatically download and install setuptools_
86 if you don't already have it installed. This requires a working Internet
89 This will install Django in your Python installation's ``site-packages``
92 .. _setuptools: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools
94 Installing the development version
95 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
97 1. Make sure you have Subversion_ installed.
98 2. ``svn co http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk/ django_src``
99 3. Symlink ``django_src/django`` so that ``django`` is within your Python
100 ``site-packages`` directory:
102 ``ln -s `pwd`/django_src/django /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/django``
104 (In the above line, change ``python2.3`` to match your current Python version.)
106 You don't have to run ``python setup.py install``.
108 When you want to update your code, just run the command ``svn update`` from
109 within the ``django_src`` directory.
111 .. _`download page`: http://www.djangoproject.com/download/
112 .. _Subversion: http://subversion.tigris.org/